19100: Isabella Macdonald
Isabella was born c 1845, the fourth child of John "’an Domhnallach" and Catherine, nee Stewart. She was brought up in Tigh a Chaolais, Croir with her nine siblings. She married Dr Rhoderick Ross in 1878 and had two of a family.
The Victorian novelist William Black (1841-1898) was a friend of the Macdonald family and Bernera forms the setting of the major part of his novel A Princess of Thule. The heroine of the book, Sheila Mackenzie, was drawn from Isabella.
Details
- Record Type:
- Person
- Date Of Birth:
- 1845
- Date of Death:
- 27 Apr 1890
- Gender:
- Female
- Brothers Keeper Reference:
- CEBL 1357
- Record Maintained by:
- CEBL
Related Media
Macdonald family, Tigh a Chaolais